Spray device



Feb. 6, 1934. w. E. PEARL. 1,945,701

SPRAY DEVICE Filed Sept. 24. 1932 4 I I i i 4 BY 705 m //0 9/09 ATTORNEY PatentedfFeb. s, 1934 PATENT. OFFICE,

1,945,761 SPRAY DEVICE William E. Pearl, Brooklyn, N. Y.

I Application September 24, 1932 Serial No. 634,686

12 Claims. (Cl. 299-84) This invention relates to spray devices such as shower heads, and the like articles.

An object of this invention is to provide a device of the character described having incorporated into the shower head a container adapted to be filled with bath salts or the like soluble material, and means for directing the water either to the containeryr to a chamber in the shower head separate from the container. Thus, for example, the container with the salts maybe placed within the shower head and the user may start the shower by diverting'the water from the container until the water reaches a proper temperature. By a simple manipulationwhich may be made by the user without moving from beneath the shower head, the water may be directed to pass to the container for impregnating the same with the salts.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a device of the character described, high- 1y improved meansfor removing and replacing the container for the salts, whereby said container may be readily refilledx A still further object of this invention is to provide a compact and rugged device of the character described which shall be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, comprise few and simple parts, which shall be easy to manipulate and yet practical and efiicient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvio and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination of elements,

and arrangement of parts which will be exemplifled in the construction hereinatter described,-

"and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is an elevational, axial, sectional view of a. shower head embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 'is a partial view similar to 1 but showing-the valve in another position;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 isNg. cross-sectional view taken online H of. Fig.1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective separated .view of a detail; I

Fig. 6 is an elevational, axial, sectional view of a shower head embodying the invention, but

66 illustrating a modified construction; and i manner. The

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 7'7 of Fig. 6.

Referring now-in detail to the drawing, and particularly to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 thereof, 10 designates a spray apparatus, here shown in 00 the form of a shower head comprising a substantially bell shaped member 11 which may be made as a single-casting or in any other suitable. I

member 11 is formed with a tubular neck portion 12 internally screwthreaded N asat 12a whereby the device may be screwed to any suitable water supply pipe. Extending from the tubular portion 12 is an enlarged portion 13 having a fiat bottom surface13a and formed with a preferably somewhat tapering bore 15 disposed transversely of said tubular portion and open at one end 16 thereof and closed by an end wall 17 at the opposite end thereof. The open end portion 16 is formed with an internally screw threaded portion 18 for the purpose hereinafter ap- I6 pearing.

Said enlarged portion 13 is further formed on opposite sides of bore 15, with aligned, vertical openings 19 and 20 of preferably substantially elliptical cross-section and coaxial with the tubular portion 12. Extending from said enlarged portion 13 of member 11, is an outwardly and downwardly flaring, ornamentally shaped, portion 22, terminating in an inwardly beaded annular rim 23. Extending from the undersurface 86 13a of said enlarged portion 13 is a downwardly extending cylindrical portion 25 coaxial with re spectto tubular portion 12, and terminating at 26 at substantially the level of the rim 23.- A flat annular plate or ring 30 having a plurality of pin holes or perforations 31 may be attached at the innerand outer edges thereof to the rim 23 and the lower end 26 of said cylindrical or tubular wall 25, .by soldering-or in any other I suitable manner. A chamber 27 is thus formed between the tubular wall .25 and the flaring wall 26. A passage or opening 29 formed in the enlarged portion 13, interconnects the chamber 27 with the bore 15 for the purpose hereinafter appeering. The upper end portion of the inner surface of said cylindrical wall 25 may be formed with internal screw threads 34, and received within said cylindrical wall is a tubular casing 35 having an externally screw threaded upper end por- 105 tion screwed to said screw threaded portion 34, as shown in 1 of the drawing. The casing 35 may be open at the upper end thereof and formed with a bottom wall 3'7 provided with pin holes or perforations 38 for .the purpose herelndrawing.

comprising a cylindrical wall 41 to the bottom end of which there is attached a. circular wire mesh screen disc 42, or other foraminous sheet.

- The-cylindrical wall 41 is provided with an outing said uppe wardly turned bead 43 somewhat spaced below the upper open end thereof. Mounted on the upper end of thetubular member 41 is a cap 45 having a cylindrical flange 46 frictionally receivd and contacting said bead 43, and a horizontal wall 4'7 formed with a plurality of spaced openings 49. Pivotally attached to said disc 47, as for example, by means of a central rivet 50, is a disc 51 formed with openings 52 adapted to register with openings 49. The disc 51 may be provided with an upturned flange 53 which may be grasped by the hand to turn said disc whereby the openings 52 and 49 may be more or less overlapped or adjusted.

Means is provided for directing water from the tubular member 12 either to the passage 29 and chamber 2'7 or to the tubular receptacle or casing 35 for dissolving bath salts or the like soluble material in the container 40. To this end there is rotatably mounted'within the bore 15, a tapered cock or valve member having. a transverse through passage or opening 61' adapted to register with the openings 19 and 20 in the position shown in-Fig. 1 of the drawing. Said bore is further provided with a passage sage 61, wh reby upon rotating the valve in a clockwise direction, from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in Fig. 2, the opening 63 will register with the opening 19, and one end of the passage 61 will register with the passage 29 thus cutting off the supply of water from the casing 35 and passing the water to the chamber 27.

Means is provided for manipulating the valve from beneath the shower. To this end, said valve 60 is provided with an axial pin 65 of reduced diameter projecting from the open end of the bore 15. A ring or nut 66 received over said pin 65 may be screwed to the threaded opening 18 for retaining the valve within said bore 15. Interposed between the valve 60 and the nut 66 is a washer 6'7 for properly positioning said valve within said bore. Said valve may further be provided with a reduced projection 68 contacting the inner surface of the end wall 1'7. Received over the outer end of the pin or shaft 65 is a sleeve 69 fixed thereto in any suitable manner. Attached to the outer end of said sleeve 69 is a bar or handle '71 preferably disposed adjacent the shower head and projecting downwardly at a 45 angle in the position shown in Fig. 1 thereof. To move said handle to the position shown in Fig. 2, the same need merely be swung 90 to bring the same to an opposite 45 inclination.

For limiting rotation of the valve tothe positions shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the screw 66, as illustrated in detail in Fig. '7 of the drawing, is provided with an annular lug or projection '73 forming an annular cut out portion 74. The sleeve 69 is provided witlfa lug or projection '75 extending into the cutout portion '74. The lug '75 is of smaller angular extent than the cut out portion '74 so that rotation of said sleeve will cause the ends '76 of said lug '75 to contact the end portions '77 of the lug '73. As stated above, the lugs '73 and '75 are so proportioned as topermit the sleeve position shown in Disposed within said casing is a container 40 ,from the neck portion 81 is 63 disposed transversely of and communicating with the pasa rotation of 90 whereby the handle may be moved from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the To refill the container 40, the user may remove the casing 35 by unscrewing the same, lift the cap 45 oi the top of the container 40 and flll the latter with bath salts. The cap 45 may then be replaced and the upper disc 51 moved to adjust the amount of overlap of openings 49, 52 to the desired degree. The casing 35 may then be again inserted within the tubular member 25 and screwed to the upper end of the latter. The handle '71 may then be moved to the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing so that water will be directed to the passages 19, 63 and 61, to the passage 29 and the chamber 27; When the water has reached the proper temperature the user need merely raise his arm and swing the handle 71 to the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The water will then pass through the opening 20 to the casing 35. Water will of course, pass through the over, 1

lapping portion of the openings 52 and 49 to" dissolve the salts in container 40, and the impregnated water will flow through the screen 42 and the pin holes or perforations 38.

In Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawing is shown a modified construction comprising a shower head 10a formed of a bell-shaped member havingan internally screw threaded neck portion 81 for attaching to a water supply pipe. Extending 7 a hollow portion 82 formed with a lower internally screw threaded rim 83. Screwed to said portion 83 is a substantially frusto-conical shaped member 84 formed with a flat top wall 85 having external threads for engagement with the threads of the portion 83. The lower end of the portion 84 is likewise formed with an inwardly extending annular bead 88. Extending downwardly from the wall 85 is a. cylindrical concentric wall 89, the lower end thereof terminating substantially at the level of said head 88. A flat annular ring or plate is attached at the inner and outer edges thereof to the lower ,end of said cylindrical member 89 and the bead 88. Said plate 90 may be formed with perfora-. tions 91 to permit water in the chamber 92 disposed about the cylindrical portion 89, to pass to the user. Said top wall 85 may further be formed with a pair of inner'andouter concentric annular rows of spaced openings 93 and 94. Said top wall may be further formed, for the purpose hereinafter appearing, with a central opening 95. R0- tatably mounted on said wall 85 is a plate 96 having a central tubular flange 9'7 rotatably disposed within the opening 95 and formed with internal screw threads.

Said plate 96 is likewise formed with a pair of inner and outer annular concentric rows of spaced openings 93a and 94a. Inone position of the plate 96, the openings openings 93, and the openings 94a are unaligned with openings 94; and in another position of the plate, openings 94a register with the.openings 94, and openings 9311 are unaligned with openings 93. Disposed within cylindrical wall 89 and contacting the undersurface of wall 85 is a disc 100 having an externally screw threaded projection 101 engaging thethreaded portion 98 of tubular projection 9'7. Said disc 100 is formed, with an annular row of openings 103 aligned with the openings 93a of plate 96 when said disc is 105 formed with a use cylindrical wall 106 may be detachably attached to the disc 100 by means of bayonet slots10'l 112 made of screen material 113; and mounted on the upper end of said container 111 is a cap 45:; similar to the cap 45 shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The casing 105 may be readily detached from the disc 100 and the cap 45a removed to place salts within the container 111. Said cap may then be replaced and thecasing 105 again attached to the underside of the disc 100 by means of the bayonet connection.

The disc 100 being attached and movable with the plate 96, may be rotated therewith by' means of casing 105. Said'casingpreferably projects below the plate 90 so that the lower end of the former may be grasped by theuser for rotating said casing. By rotating the casing, the open-' ings 93a and 103 may be moved out of registration with respect to the openings 93 to bring 105 from the position wherein 40,

the openings 94 into registration with the openings 94a for directing water to'the chamber 92.

When the water is at proper temperature or,

when it is desired to impregnate the water with the salts within the receptacle 111, said casing 105 may be rotated to bring the openings 9411 out of registration with respect to the openings 94,

and the openings 93, and 103 into registrationwith respect to the openings 93. The water will then pass to the casing 105 for impregnating the salts within the container 111. Proper stops may be provided for limiting rotation of the casing the water passes to the chamber 92 to the position wherein the water is diverted to said casing 105.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, andv as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,\ it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim .wardly flaring portion extending from said first portion, and a, cylindrical wall portion extending from said first portion and disposed within said outwardly flaring portion, a flat annular perforated plate interconnecting the rim of said cylindrical wall with the rim of said outwardly flaring portion,-to form a chamber therebetween, a casing received within said cylindrical wall and supported by said member, said casing having an exposed perforated wall portion, a container for bath salts or the like soluble material, disposed within said casing, and valve means within said bore and first portion for directing water selectively to said casing or chamber.

2. A shower head comprising a member provided with a water inlet and formed with a flat annular perforated wall having a central opening and a tubular wall extending from the inr periphery of said annular wall and a wall extendingfrom the outer periphery of said annular wall forming a chamber with said tubular member, a casing extending into said tubular member and detachably attached to said member, said casing being formed with a perforated wall parallel to said flat annular wall, a container for salts within said casing, and valve means on said member for selectively directing water from said inlet to said chamber or casing.

3. A shower head comprising a member having a top portion and provided with an inlet, an outwardly flaring portion extending from said top portion and terminating in an annular bottom rim, a tubular wall within said outwardly flaring portion, extending from said top portion, and a flat annular plate interconnecting the outer rim of said tubular wall with the rim of said flaring wall and forming a chamber, therebetween, said plate being formed with perforations, a casing received within said tubular wall and attached to said member, said casing being formed with a perforated wall portion, means within said casing for receiving bath salts or the like water soluble material, and means on said member for selectively directing water from said inlet to said chamber or casing.

4. A shower head comprising a member having a top portion provided with an inlet, an outwardly flaring portionextending fromfsaid top portion and terminating in an annular bottom rim, a tubular wall within said outwardly flaring portion, extending ,from said top portion, and a flat annular plate interconnecting the outer rim of said tubular wall with the rim of said flaring wall and forming a chamber therebetween, said plate being formed with perforations, a casing received within said tubular wall and attached to said member, said casing projecting beyond said plate and being formed with a perforated wall portion,

and forming a chamber therebetween, said plate being formed with perforations, a casing received within said tubular wall and supported by said member, said casing being formed with a perforated wall portion parallel to said annular plate, means within said casing for receiving bath salts or the like water soluble material, and means for directing water selectively to said chamber or casing.

6. A shower; head comprising a member having a tubular neck portion, an enlarged portion extending from said neck portion, an outer annular wall extending from said enlargedportion, a central cylindrical wall extending from said enlarged portion and disposed within said outer annular wall, a thin perforated plate interconnecting the outer ends of said cylindrical wall and outer andirecting water from, said neck portion to said chamber or casing.

'7. A shower head comprising a member having a tubular neck portion, an enlarged portion extending from said neck portion, an outer annular wall extending from said enlarged portion, a central cylindrical wall extending from said enlarged portion and disposed within said outer annular wall, a thin plate interconnecting theouter ends of said cylindrical wall and outer annular wall, and formed with perforations, and a casing for bath salts and the like water soluble substance slidably received within said cylindrical wall, and means for detachably attaching said casing to said member, said casing projecting beyond said plate and being formed with an end wall provided with perforations, and valve means for selectively directing water from said neck to said chamber or casing.

8. A shower head comprising a member having a tubular neck portion, an enlarged portion extending from said neck portion, an outer annular wall extending from said enlarged portion, a central cylindrical wall extending from said enlarged portion and disposed within said outer annular wall, a thin plate interconnecting the outer ends of said cylindrical wall and outer annular wall, and formed with perforations, a casing for bath salts and the like water soluble substance slidably received within said cylindrical wall, means for detachably attaching said casing to said member, said casing projecting beyond said plate and being formed with an end wall provided with perforations, and valve means for selectively interconnecting said neck portion with said chamber or casing.

9. A shower head comprising a member having a tubular neck portion, an enlarged portion extending from said neck portion, an outer. annular wall extending from said enlarged portion, a central cylindrical wall extending from said enlarged portion and disposed within said outer annularwall, a thin plate interconnecting the outer ends of said cylindrical wall and outer annular wall and forming a chamber betweensaid .walls, and formed with perforations, a casvided with aninlet and having a tubular opening for bath salts and the like water soluble substance slidably received within said cylindrical wall, said casing having an exposed perforated portion, means for detachably attaching said casing to said member, said enlarged portion being provided with a bore transverse to said neck portion and with aligned passages interconnecting said bore with the interior of said neck portion and with the interiorof said casing, said enlarged portion being further formed with a passage interconnectingsaid chamber with said bore, and a rotary valve member within said bore having a passage interconnecting said aligned passages in one position thereof, said valve having a second passage communicating with the first passage thereof and interconnecting the same with the neck in another position thereof, said second passage of said valve communicating with the passage which connects the bore with said chamber in said latter position.

10. A shower head comprising a member proing, a casing received within said opening and .causing relative rotation between said discs, and

ends of said cylindrical wall having an exposed perforated wall, means for detachably attaching said casing-to said member, a tubular container mounted within said casing and having .a screen at one end thereof and being open at the other end thereof, and a cap frictionally received on said other end of said container, said cap comprising a pair of discs pivoted to one another b a central rivet and having openings adapted to overlap upon valve means for directing water from said inlet to said casing. V

11. A shower head comprising a member having a neck portion and an enlarged hollow portion open at the bottom end thereof, a substantially frusto-conical member having a top wall screwed to the rim of said hollow enlarged portion, said second member further comprising a central cylindrical wall extending from said top wall and an outwardly flaring wall extending from said top wall, a plate interconnecting the outer rim edges of said cylindrical wall and the flaring wall and forming a chamber therebetween, said plate being perforated, said top wall being formed with a central opening, a plate r0- tatably mounted on said top wall and having a tubular projection rotatably received within said opening, a disc underlying said top wall and dis posed within said cylindrical wall, said disc being screwed to said tubular projection,'a casing received within said cylindrical wall, detachably attached to said disc and having a perforated wall parallel to said perforated plate, said top wall being formed with inner and outer openings discharging within and without said cylindrical wall respectively, said rotaryplate being provided with inner and outer openings, the inner opening of said rotary plate being adapted to register with the inner opening of said top wall in one position of. said rotary plate, and said outer opening of said rotary plate being adapted to register with the outer opening of said top wall in another position of said rotary plate, and said disc being provided with an opening aligned with the inner opening of said rotary plate.

12. A shower head comprising a member having a neck portion, a transverse wall portion connected to said neck to form a chamber therewith, a cylindrical wall extending from said transverse wall portion, an outer annular wall extending from said transverse wall portion, a thin perforated plate interconnecting the outer and outer wall, a plate rotatably mounted on said transverse wall portion, a casing received within said cylindrical 1 0 'wall and supported by said rotatable plate and having a perforated wall parallel to said thin perforated plate, said transverse wall portion being formed witha pair of openings discharging within and without said cylindrical wall, respectively and said second plate being formed with a pair of openings one of which is adapted to register with one of the openings of the transverse wall portion in one position of said rotatable plate, and the other of which is adapted to register with the other opening in said transverse wall portion in another position of said rotatable plate.

- WILLIAM E. PEARL. 

